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Table 3.2: Women Candidates in Most Recent Elections, by Party (As of 15 April 2003)
 
Note: bold type indicates the governing party; also, the “other” category only includes competitive parties, defined as parties that have elected at least one representative.
Jurisdiction/date of electionPolitical Party
NDPLiberalPCOther *
CANADA (2000)88/298 (29.5%) 65/301 (21.6%) 39/291 (13.4%) CA 32/298
(10.7%)
BQ 18/75
(24.0%)
British Columbia (2001)19/79 (24.0%) 20/79 (25.3%) - -
Alberta (2001)26/82 (31.7%)18/83 (21.7%) 17/83 (20.5%) -
Saskatchewan(1999) 14/58 (24.1%) 7/58 (12.1%) - SP 12/58 (20.7%)
Manitoba(1999)17/57 (29.8%)11/50 (22.0%)15/57 (26.3%)-
Ontario(1999)32/103 (31.1%)19/103 (18.4%) 17/103 (16.5%) -
Quebec(2003)- 35/125 (28.0%) -PQ 43/125
(34.4%)
AD 32/125
(25.6%)
New Brunswick(1999)28/55 (50.9%)8/55 (14.5%) 10/55 (18.2%) -
Nova Scotia(1999)20/52 (38.5%)13/52 (25.0%) 7/52 (13.5%) -
Newfoundland(1999)7/35 (20.0%) 9/48 (18.8%) 7/48 (14.6%)-
Prince Edward Island(2000)10/27 (37.0%)3/27 (11.1%) 7/27 (25.9%) -
Yukon (2002)9/18(50%)5/18 (27.8%)- YP 2/18 (11.1%)
TOTALS270/864 (31.3%)213/999 (21.3%)119/716 (16.6%)-
Legend
NDP= New Democratic Party
Liberal= Liberal Party
PC= Progressive Conservative Party
CA= Canadian Alliance [formerly Reform]
BQ= Bloc Québécois
PQ= Parti Québécois
AD= Action Démocratique du Québec
YP= Yukon Party
SP= Saskatchewan Party